Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to China grew 82% in January-March
Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to China increased by 82.4% in the first three months of this year, reaching $550 million. In 2025, Kazakh exports
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Afghanistan and Uzbekistan seek to expand trade
Uzbekistan’s private sector has signed trade agreements and memorandums of understanding worth more than $5 billion with Afghanistan over the past eight months,
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World Bank: Afghanistan’s economy shows resilience but living standards are falling
Afghanistan’s economy continues to grow modestly – with real GDP estimated at 4.8 percent — despite regional tensions and border closures, driven in
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Kazakhstan launches rain enforcement program
Kazakhstan has launched the Rain Enforcement Program aimed at increasing water levels in reservoirs and providing more irrigation water to farmlands in the
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Kyrgyzstan launches $430 million project to boost coal export to China
Kyrgyzstan and China have launched a strategic project aimed at increasing coal exports to China. Kyrgyz and Chinese officials last week attended a
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E-commerce rapidly growing in Uzbekistan
Today, Uzbekistan stands among the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Central Asia. The sector reached USD 1.2 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to USD 1.8–2.2
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European Union supports safer labour migration in Uzbekistan
A two-day national seminar titled “Working with Labour Migrants: Theoretical and Practical Approaches for Safe Adaptation and Ethics-Based Recruitment” kicked off on May
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Japan and UNDP launch new initiative to strengthen resilience of Caspian Sea
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement to launch a new US$3 million
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Kazakhstan becomes first foot and mouth disease free country in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has officially received the status of the only country in Central Asia free from foot and mouth disease (FMD), according to the
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Kyrgyzstan’s Min-Kush explores sustainable tourism and new development opportunities
On May 21-23, government representatives, international organizations, tourism professionals, civil society organizations, and local communities gathered in Min-Kush village for the Touristic Forum
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Uzbekistan president launches National Reading Movement
On May 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the launch ceremony of a nationwide movement aimed at promoting a culture of reading
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Uzbek investors plan potato production in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province
Local officials in Afghanistan’s Bamyan say Uzbekistan’s private sector is planning to invest in potato production in the province, TOLOnews reported. A delegation
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Kazakhstan is the direct heir to the Golden Horde, President says
An international symposium, titled “The Golden Horde as a Model of Steppe Civilization: History, Archaeology, Culture, and Identity,” took place in Astana last
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The critical element: Water, not minerals, will define Central Asia’s future
In Central Asia, much of the conversation still revolves around oil, logistics, borders, and geopolitical influence. Yet the most decisive resource of the
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Third Uzbekistan-China Interregional Forum held in Xi’an
The Third Uzbekistan–China Interregional Forum is being held on May 21 and 22, in China’s Xi’an. Under the theme “Shared Modernization through High-Quality
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EDB expands into digital economy with $70 million loan for Uzbekistan’s Uzum
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has signed a $70 million investment loan agreement with Uzum, Uzbekistan’s largest digital ecosystem, to accelerate the expansion
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EDB will support renovation and construction of highway in Tajikistan
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan have signed an agreement to finance the construction of the first
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Issues of ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan discussed in Astana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the 22nd meeting of the bilateral Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Ethnic Germans in the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan’s foreign trade grows with non-resource export rise
In the first quarter of 2026, Kazakhstan’s foreign trade reached $32.9 billion, an increase of 10.5% compared to $29.8 billion in the same
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‘Train to the Aral Sea’ unites youth around tourism and ecology in Uzbekistan
On May 20, participants of the youth campaign “Train to the Aral Sea” departed for the Republic of Karakalpakstan to take part in